We Are Happy

We swallow our pain so that they do not taste it.

We walk around with our heads held high so everyone thinks we are okay.

They are oblivious to what goes on around them. They think we are fine.

We are happy.

But we are not.

We are living a life where being happy is just a mask,

and sadness is concealed within.

Every day we struggle to breathe.

To live.

Constant thoughts about killing ourselves.

But no.

We must smile,

We must show them we are happy.

Because being sad means we make them worry.

And making them worry,

Is a sin.

The lyrics to this song truly show how it is like to live with depression.